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A Case of Empyema Due to Actinomyces odontolyticus and Streptococcus Species Co-infection in an Immunocompetent Woman

Actinomyces species are opportunistic pathogens, difficult to isolate, and often accompanied by other pathogens. We report the case of an immunocompetent woman who presented with respiratory distress and was discovered to have a right-sided empyema requiring chest tube drainage. Streptococcus specie...

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Autores principales: Peralta, Diego P, Najjar, Haya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9853470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36686073
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32700